1923 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1923 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
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Nominee Henry L. Whitfield Theodore G. Bilbo
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote134,715118,143
Percentage53.28%46.72%
Governor before election

Lee M. Russell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry L. Whitfield
Democratic

The 1923 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1923, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Lee M. Russell was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

Contents

This gubernatorial election was the first in Mississippi that allowed women the right to vote.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 5 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Superintendent of Education Henry L. Whitfield, who defeated former Governor Theodore G. Bilbo.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1923 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry L. Whitfield 85,328 33.58
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 65,105 25.62
Democratic Martin S. Conner 48,73919.18
Democratic Lester C. Franklin 37,24514.66
Democratic Percy Bell17,7246.97
Total votes254,141 100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1923 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry L. Whitfield 134,715 53.28
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 118,14346.72
Total votes252,858 100.00

General election

In the general election, Whitfield ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1923 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry L. Whitfield 29,138 100.00
Total votes29,138 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

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  2. ↑ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1923". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "MS Governor 1923". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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